The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship contenders returned to the track at Donington Park for an official test session before the series returns to the Leicestershire circuit for the round that will decide the six Title Fighters before the Showdown kicks off later in the year. Fans flocked to the circuit to see the MCE BSB riders and teams on ...
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- British Superbikes
- 09 August 2012
As many expected, Alastair Seeley was a class apart in the opening race of the 2012 Relentless International North West 200. The Tyco TAS Suzuki rider dominated the LiveWire Solutions Superstock six-lapper to cross the line a whopping 22.51s ahead of his rivals. Declared a wet race, the pack started the race on wet tyres but the sun was out ...
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- TT & road races
- 18 May 2012
Ducati 848 Challenge champion Leon Morris steps up to National Superstock with a Hirebase-backed Ducati 1199 Panigale run by Coventry-based John Hackett's JHP Racing team. Morris said: "This is a dream ride; racing a Ducati with JHP Racing is a real privilege. John and the team always put the best package together so I couldn't ask for a better opportunity. ...
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- British Superbikes
- 14 February 2012
Noriyuki Haga will replace the injured Ian Hutchinson in the Swan Yamaha team alongside 2011 BSB champion Tommy Hill. The 36-year-old Japanese rider has been signed for the full season while Hutchinson will revert to the Supersport class once he has made a full recovery from the broken leg he sustained in practice for the Revolution show at the Carole ...
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- British Superbikes
- 13 February 2012
Chris Walker is back in the Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki BSB team. Walker was re-instated after the team was completely restructured on Monday following the news last week that original team owner Dan Cheevers had been arrested on a drugs charge. Pete Extance of Bournemouth Kawasaki is now the new team owner, while engineering specialists Pr1mo remain as the title sponsor. ...
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- British Superbikes
- 08 February 2012
Martin Jessopp has blamed the BSB change of rules to a spec Motec ECU for his decision to quit the British series and sign for the PTR Honda team alongside Sam Lowes in World Supersport. The 26-year-old from Yeovil will ride alongside another new signing 18-year-old American 'PJ' Patrick Jacobsen in the PTR Honda team with British Supersport champion Sam ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 December 2011
Ambitious new race team, CN Racing, has signed an agreement to work with Dutch-based Ten Kate Honda for the 2012 season.
The Hebden Bridge-based team is intent on lifting the 2012 Superstock 1000 crown. Having secured technical support from the revered Honda WSB team, they are confident of continuing their race-winning form that they displayed in the latter part of ...
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- British Superbikes
- 22 November 2011
The TAS Racing Suzuki team unveiled their new blue and white Tyco livery at Motorcycle Live, NEC Birmingham this morning - and announced that Josh Brookes would remain with the team for a second season in BSB. Speculation had been rife about the future of the Australian with the Irish-based team following a lengthy delay in TAS announcing their 2012 ...
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- British Superbikes
- 21 November 2011
Chris Walker will launch his new road racing school at Motorcycle Live, NEC Birmingham on Saturday. Only two weeks ago the BSB star announced Stalker MX, the motocross practice track he has bought at Gonerby Moor, near Grantham. Now he’s launching the Chris Walker Race School, which will be based at Mallory Park and offer customers a whole new experience. The ...
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- 16 November 2011
After all the roller coaster of emotions of the week, the rain-delayed Senior ended the 2011 TT on a high note with John McGuinness beating Guy Martin in an epic six-lapper that will go down in history as one of the great TT races. One which fans will talk about for years to come and one, which both riders will ...
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- TT & road races
- 11 June 2011
